DHSIRB Members

The DHSIRB is comprised of at least seven members. DHSIRB members are approved by the Director of Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS). Members are recruited or selected from various units within OKDHS, including: Office of Client Advocacy (OCA); Legal Services; Child Welfare Services; Children's Services; Adult and Family Services; Adult Services; Information Security; and Innovation Services.

The DHSIRB also includes at least one member who is not otherwise affiliated with OKDHS.

Prior to serving, members are required to complete Human Subject Assurance Training, offered by the federal Office for Human Research Protections. Members are also required to sign an acknowledgement of receipt and review of the DHSIRB Rules.

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Members: Wendy Morton, DHSIRB Chair Researcher III, OKDHS Innovation Services Wendy.Morton@okdhs.org	Tosha Robinson, Administrative Support Researcher III, OKDHS Innovation Services Tosha.Robinson@okdhs.org
Ronald Baze, DHSIRB Vice-Chair General Counsel, OKDHS Legal Services Ronald.Baze@okdhs.org	Charles Jackson (Alternate – Legal Services) Assistant General Counsel, OKDHS Legal Services Charles.Jackson@okdhs.org
Angela Mazza Program Administrator, Investigations, OKDHS Office of Client Advocacy Angela.Mazza@okdhs.org	Daniel Comer (Alternate – Client Advocacy) Programs Administrator, Advocacy/Ombudsman, OKDHS Office of Client Advocacy Daniel.Comer@okdhs.org
Molly Green Information Security Administrator, Information Security Unit, OKDHS Office of Inspector General Molly.Green@okdhs.org	Deborah Whitley (Alternate – Inspector General) Quality Audit Administrator, Administrative Review Unit, OKDHS Office of Inspector General Deborah.Whitley@okdhs.org
Jeromy Buchanan Director, Community Living, Aging, and Protective Services Jeromy.Buchanan@okdhs.org	Beth Scrutchins (Alternate – Developmental Disabilities Services) Director, OKDHS Developmental Disabilities Services Beth.Scrutchins@okdhs.org
Jennifer King Chief of Programs Jennifer.King@okdhs.org	Brittany Lee Director, OKDHS Child Care Services Brittany.Lee@okdhs.org
Kevin Haddock Finance and Business Operations Administrator, OKDHS Child Welfare Services Kevin.Haddock@okdhs.org	Esther Rider-Salem (Alternate – Child Welfare) Programs Administrator, OKDHS Child Welfare Services Esther.Rider-Salem@okdhs.org
Linda Cavitt Deputy Director, Programs, OKDHS Adult and Family Services Linda.Cavitt@okdhs.org	Sondra Shelby (Alternate – Adult and Family Services) Deputy Director, Business Process, OKDHS Adult and Family Services Sondra.Shelby@okdhs.org
Dawnett Watkins, CIP IRB Manager, Oklahoma State University watfinn@gmail.com	Amber Hood, MS, CPIA, CIP (Alternate – OSU) Director, Regulatory Compliance and Research Facilities, OSU Center for Health Sciences Amber.Hood@okstate.edu
Tommi Ledoux (Member at Large) Director, OKDHS Human Resource Management Tommi.Ledoux@okdhs.org

Last Modified on May 19, 2022